Method and device for wireless communications on multiple frequency bands
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1. A device, comprising:
- a communications arrangement receiving radio frequency (RF) maps from a plurality of wireless communication devices, the RF maps indicative of wireless activity in respective environments of the plurality of wireless devices; and
a processor generating a frequency band hopping sequence as a function of the RF maps and transmitting the frequency band hopping sequence to the plurality of devices.
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Abstract
Described is a method and device for wireless communications on multiple frequency bands. The device comprises a communications arrangement and a processor. The communications arrangement receives radio frequency (RF) maps from a plurality of wireless communication devices. The RF maps are indicative of wireless activity in respective environments of the plurality of wireless devices. The processor generates a frequency band hopping sequence as a function of the RF maps. The frequency band hopping sequence is transmitted to the plurality of devices.
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23 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a communications arrangement receiving radio frequency (RF) maps from a plurality of wireless communication devices, the RF maps indicative of wireless activity in respective environments of the plurality of wireless devices; and a processor generating a frequency band hopping sequence as a function of the RF maps and transmitting the frequency band hopping sequence to the plurality of devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A device, comprising:
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a first transceiver communicating on a first radio frequency band; a second transceiver communicating on a second radio frequency band; and a processor receiving an instruction to generate a radio frequency (RF) map indicative of wireless activity in a surrounding environment, the processor scanning the first and second transceivers through a plurality of radio frequency channels to detect wireless activity on each of the channels for each of the first and second radio frequency bands, the processor generating the RF map as a function of the detected wireless activity and transmitting the RF map to a network management arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
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receiving radio frequency (RF) maps from a plurality of wireless communication devices, the RF maps indicative of wireless activity in respective environments of the plurality of wireless devices; generating a frequency band hopping sequence as a function of the RF maps; and transmitting the frequency band hopping sequence to the plurality of devices. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A device, comprising:
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a receiving means for receiving radio frequency (RF) maps from a plurality of wireless communication devices, the RF maps indicative of wireless activity in respective environments of the plurality of wireless devices; a processing means for generating a frequency band hopping sequence as a function of the RF maps; and a transmitting means for transmitting the frequency band hopping sequence to the plurality of devices.
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